MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	48.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 12 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '23 at 22:58
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 87.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 291 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 780 85% 675 Pts	64-Core 814 50% 814 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 4069) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 143 Parallax 142 116% 143 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 142 Splatting 135 114% 140 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF3600RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 121 116 127 75 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 422 Write 352 Mixed 300 SusWrite 114 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 37 4K Mixed 18.4 67% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 71.8 DQ Mixed 42.1 45% 76.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 56%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 498GB 3,312 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 170GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 412 416 423 422 414 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 403 Mixed 376 SusWrite 423 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 45.4 159% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 285 233% 332 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 665GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 160 160 161 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 120 Mixed 115 SusWrite 160 105% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD2 859B BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD2 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 30.9 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 27.4 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 93%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,281x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,021x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,834x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,544x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,372x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,211x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	760x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $679

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $252	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16